Hokendauqua Thomas Iron Company Town Historic District
Its name the Lenape word for “landing,” in 1867 Hokendauqua, PA, became the company town for the Thomas Iron Company, one of the earliest anthracite coal-fueled iron mills in the United States.
Working with the Whitehall Township Industrial and Commercial Development Authority, Artefact prepared a nomination to place the district on the National Register of Historic Places, emphasizing the district’s industrial and architectural significance.
Early image of the Thomas Iron Company, 1859. Courtesy Lehigh University digital library.
First Presbyterian Church, Hokendauqua, 1904 (left) and 2020 (right)
Typical example of Thomas Iron Company House, with added front porch
PA Vernacular style multi-family apartments
Grand Sign unveiling for District’s placement on National Register of Historic Places, October 21, 2023
National Register of Historic Places marker